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November 8, 2007
11:30 a.m.  10th Floor Committee Room
The meeting was attended by Mayor Funkhouser, Councilmembers Skaggs, Hermann, Ford, Johnson, Curls, Brooks, Gottstein, Marcason, Circo, Riley, Jolly, and Sharp and City Manager Cauthen.
1. Approval of Minutes for the Business Session of November 1, 2007  The minutes were unanimously approved.
2. Light Rail Update  Councilmember Ford introduced the Alternative Analysis Team that consisted of Mark Huffer, General Manager of the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority, project consultant Vicki Noteis, Matt Webster of Oppenheimer Financial and John Dobies of HNTB updated the Council with a Powerpoint presentation on various aspects of the light rail plan proposed by the Citizens Task Force on Light Rail. The discussion ensued on the cost estimates, proposed vehicles, options for a bridge for the train and the route of the task forces proposal. The Council then debated on how to best proceed with the repeal of the voter approved plan, if repeal should take place without offering another light rail proposal, and when to place a repeal measure and/or a new plan on the ballot.
Cynthia (Kitty) Taylor McCoy, Co-Chair of the Citizens Task Force on Light Rail gave comments on the efforts of the task force and the next steps required of the Council to proceed with developing and implementing light rail as part of a comprehensive transit system for the city. She introduced two task force members, David Pieronnet and Norine Accurso, who also made comments. Task force members in the audience were also recognized, after which the Council continued their discussion on repeal and elections for the light rail proposals.
3. Municipal arts Commission - Councilmember Gottstein introduced Porter Arneill, Director of the Municipal Art Commission, Commission Chair Karen Holland, Commission members Jon Copaken, and Elizabeth Amirahmadi and Elizabeth Bowman, Program Administrator. He gave a presentation on the history of public art in Kansas City, the process used for selection of public art and details of various One Percent for Art projects. Following the presentation he answered the Councils question on the program.
4. Citys State Legislative Agenda  Councilmember Sharp provided copies of Ordinance 071203, which is on todays docket and discussed the details of the list of legislative priorities recommended by the Legislative Committee in their meeting earlier that morning. The current ordinance is a committee substitute that the committee recommended for immediate adoption by the full Council at todays legislative session. Councilmember Brooks noted that while we would lobby for the pay raise for the Police Department, the lobbyist should stay on top of the lobbying efforts of the Police Department to change the residency requirements.
5. Establishing the Citys Budget Priorities  Councilmember Hermann introduced Budget Director Troy Schulte, who provided the Council with a handout and gave an overview of the process to define the Councils budget priorities. Councilmembers noted some items they thought needed funding next year, including minor home repair, graffiti removal and youth programming.
6. Discussion of Ordinances, Resolutions and Communications on Todays Docket or for Floor Introduction  There was no discussion.
7. Items to be placed on Future Business Session Agendas Councilmember Riley requested a Business Session item on trash before the end of the year. Councilmember Marcason requested an agenda item on the financing report of the combined sewer project.
8. Closed Session/ Personnel Issues (Internal Auditor Report)  Council discussed whether the closed session item could or should be discussed in open session with City Attorney Galen Beaufort. Councilmember Marcason moved to go into closed session in accordance with the RSMO 610.021(1) (2) and (3). Councilmember Circo seconded the motion and the Council voted unanimously to go into closed session.
With no other business before them, the meeting was adjourned at the end of the closed session.
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